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SHEPHERDSVILLE -- When attending training for his upcoming duties as magistrate, Joe Rayhill noticed something other counties were doing.
Instead of voting in the same rotation all the time, they talked about changing the order.
Rayhill brought a proposed change to the table at his very first meeting.
It was not met with unanimous support.
In making his point to push his proposal, Rayhill said it seemed that would be the most fair with everyone having an opportunity to vote first or last during the course of the meeting.

SHEPHERDSVILLE - The fifth annual Home Product Expo, presented by Window World and partnering with The Courier Journal, The Hawk and Q103.1, will take place this weekend Jan. 17-18 at the Paroquet Springs Conference Centre in Shepherdsville.

Auditor Adam Edelen today released a special examination of the Southeast Bullitt Fire Protection District, finding lax controls and a lack of analysis of its finances while levying property taxes at the highest allowable rate.

SHEPHERDSVILLE--Change orders for two items started more than a spark at a recent meeting of the Bullitt County Public Schools school board.

Russ McFarland, with Clotfelter-Samokar Architects, submitted a change order to the board for $27,752 to install a Edwards fire alarm system in Bullitt Central High School's auditorium and a change order for $20,732 to replace the duct smoke detectors that will be compatible with the new system at the school.

The Bullitt County Genealogical Society held its December 2014 meeting and luncheon at Ridgway Memorial Library as a roast for the Bullitt County History Museum director who stepped down as of Oct. 31.

The dinner was hosted by History Museum volunteer Daniel Buxton, with guest speakers including Joe Hardesty with the Louisville Free Public Library, Stephen Thomas from The Pioneer News, and Strange's wife, Bonnie.

Again this year, Bullitt County's middle schools participated in the Ohio Valley Middle School Academic League competitions. After six written assessment tests, and ten quick recall competitions, here are the final results.